The Dam Gives Way at Palmer Terror

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Nik Chappee now has something nobody else in Colorado has--the fastest 200 meter time of the high school season. Photos by Alan Versaw.

Nobody needs to be told not much track and field happened here in Colorado during the month of March. But, a lot of ground was made up against March's losses on Saturday. And, the Palmer Terror Invitational had a good deal to do with so much ground being made up. 

For a whole lot of athletes, this was the first meet--or at least the first rankings meet--of the season. And many nice impressions were made.

Manitou's Taylor Finn wasted no time dispatching a mostly 4A and 5A 100 hurdles field. Her prelims time didn't count on accout of wind, but her 15.36 in finals left no doubt.

Taryn Ceglowski struck another blow for 3A. After getting left behind by Maria Mettler and Allison Mann in the morning session of the 3200, Ceglowski came storming back in the afternoon with a blazing 2:16.96 in the afternoon. Ceglowski took over at about 400 meters and turned the...